# Accident 20041120029229A: Amtr LANCAIRES, Las Cruces, NM, November 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2004, 11:20 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41MF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRES
- Reported engine: CONT IO550G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,629 total, 210 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041120029229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MST, N41MF, A LANCEAIR-3, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26 DURING TAKEOFF AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLRU). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL PRE TAKEOFF CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THAT AFTER LIFTOFF HE EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT WING DROP VIOLENTLY AND COULD NOT RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING SCRAPED SMOOTH ON AILERON TIP, TAIL SCRAPED SMOOTH AND THE LEFT WING SPARE WAS BROKEN. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 7 KTS FROM THE WEST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA028), Nov 20, 2004: Farrell Lancair LC3 (N41MF), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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